The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 3 letter word JOB LOT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result JOB LOT
- Characters in good book mixed items for sale
- Collection of Old Testament men
- Odd assortment of Biblical characters
- Miscellaneous bunch of biblical characters
- Miscellaneous collection of biblical characters
- Sale items from two Biblical figures
- ‘One Prophesying Destiny’ appearing in miscellany
- Patient chap left books in collection of odds and ends
- Old testament figures – a mixed bunch taken as a whole
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "collection of odds and ends" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case collection of odds and ends = job lot.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.